Britten Thematic Catalogue

Manuscript Sources

1. Oh why did e'er my thoughts aspire - 1 item

   Title	Oh why did e'er my thoughts aspire
   Subtitle	For voice and piano
   RefNo	BBM/oh_why_did_eer_my_thoughts_aspire
   Date	29 Nov 1929
   Description	Text by Charles Sackville.
   Extent	1 item
   Revised	4 Jan 1930

   1. Holographs - 1 item

      Title	Holographs
      RefNo	BBM/oh_why_did_eer_my_thoughts_aspire/1
      Date	4 Jan 1930
      Extent	1 item

      1. Composition draft - 1 manuscript; 1 page [1r]

         Title	Composition draft
         Subtitle	Incomplete
         RefNo	BBM/oh_why_did_eer_my_thoughts_aspire/1/1
         Date	29 Nov 1929
         Description	Untitled draft with annotations. The musical material is entirely different to the other source for this work.
         Extent	1 manuscript; 1 page [1r]
         PhysicalDescription	Pencil; 26.5 x 36 cm.

      2. Composition draft - 1 manuscript; 1 page [1r]

         Title	Composition draft
         Subtitle	Complete
         RefNo	BBM/oh_why_did_eer_my_thoughts_aspire/1/2
         Date	4 Jan 1930
         Description	Heavily annotated draft with date and signature. Britten has written the date as 'Jan 4th 1929'. However, this is a mistake as he mentions writing this piece in his 1930 diary on 4th January.
         Extent	1 manuscript; 1 page [1r]
         PhysicalDescription	Blue ink and pencil; 26.2 x 35.4 cm. Shares a volume with other sources. See Related Records.